Ask a cruiser about their favorite stops along the southern migration route, and no doubt you’ll hear Cumberland Island among them. We heard mention of the island often enough in conversation that we had to come see for ourselves. Cumberland Island lies just north of the Georgia/Florida border at St. Mary’s Inlet and belongs to […]
Charleston is one of our favorite places, and we looked forward to our stay at the Charleston Harbor Marina. It’s not the cheapest but there are some nice amenities like access to the resort pool & hot tub, fire pits and gym, plus a free shuttle into Charleston. We spent several nights relaxing by the […]
On our way north, we skipped Beaufort, so we were excited to make it back here this trip. Town Creek Marina is a great spot, just a short walk out of town. This was our second stay here, and they remembered us even with the new boat. The staff is friendly and helpful, we were […]
We’ve been quiet since we got back, but we’ve been keeping busy! Our time in New York has absolutely flown by, and we’re just waiting for weather to cooperate to cast off the lines once more. While we’ve been here, we’ve made a lot of changes. We closed on the sale of our beloved Silent […]
It didn’t make sense to sail Silent Sky to New York and then have to turn right back around and pick up Windara. But I’d been looking forward to spending the summer at home, and with the delays in the process, I felt like we were missing so much. We decided to rent a car […]
Our little anchorage was so well protected that we decided to stay. Monday started out sunny and beautiful, and we enjoyed our morning coffee to a chorus of birds chirping all around us. Later in the day, the clouds filled in, bringing rain and chilly temperatures that stuck around most of the week. Tuesday rained […]
You’ve already heard about our harrowing welcome to New Bern (if not, you’ll want to read this). That aside, we were determined not to let it ruin our experience. Surprisingly, the only real damage was a torn zipper on the bimini (which can be easily repaired) and an oar that was knocked out of its […]
After our 28 hour passage, it was nice to pull into a slip and get out to stretch our legs. We arrived pretty early in the day, so we headed over to Olivers for brunch (I can’t tell you the last time we actually went to brunch!). It took us some time to get used […]
We got to St. Johns Yacht Harbor about an hour after slack and had no problem getting into our slip. Since we got in early enough, we took a cab over to Lewis BBQ for lunch. It was packed but so worth the wait. Afterwards, we walked around Charleston and ended the day with dinner […]
We hauled anchor and were treated to another perfect early morning sail – our last in the Bahamas – and it was truly bittersweet. Conditions were perfect, something we’ve become accustomed to in our time sailing the Sea of Abaco. Silent Sky was just flying downwind and she felt great. But it was hard to completely […]